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U.S. Army Convoy Comes Under Fire in Baghdad
Aired June 01, 2003 - 18:07 ET
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: It was another unsettling day for U.S. troops in Iraq. A U.S. Army convoy came under fire in Baghdad, just the latest of several attacks on American forces in recent days. What is even more disturbing is that the fire may have come from a mosque. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
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MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is another attack really underlining the dangers confronting U.S. troops as they patrol towns and cities outside of Baghdad, as well as the capital city itself. Details about this latest incident are still sketchy, but it appears from U.S. soldiers we spoke at the scene in the north of Baghdad, the Adamia (ph) area, that a convoy of Humvees, U.S. military vehicles was proceeding through that area when it was attacked by unidentified gunmen using automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade. The U.S. soldiers say they believe the fire was coming from a mosque in the area, although there is no independent verification of that.
The U.S. soldiers there said they can confirm no U.S. casualties at this stage. Although they do say that there may have been a number of Iraqi casualties as a result of the firefight in the area. Local eyewitnesses, though, say that they did see a number of bodies, a number of injured people lying on the street as a result of the firefight.
All this, of course, underlining, as I say, the dangers and coming on the day when a U.S.-led amnesty of weapons for the citizens of Baghdad went into force. The response to that has been very sluggish, though. Police stations around the country have been open for Iraqis to come and bring in their weapons, weapons the authorities say they will no longer need. But as I say, the response has been very slow, hardly any weapons handed in at all across the country, underlining just how insecure the people of Baghdad and elsewhere still feel in their own houses.
Matthew Chance, CNN, Baghdad.
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Aired June 1, 2003 - 18:07 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: It was another unsettling day for U.S. troops in Iraq. A U.S. Army convoy came under fire in Baghdad, just the latest of several attacks on American forces in recent days. What is even more disturbing is that the fire may have come from a mosque. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is another attack really underlining the dangers confronting U.S. troops as they patrol towns and cities outside of Baghdad, as well as the capital city itself. Details about this latest incident are still sketchy, but it appears from U.S. soldiers we spoke at the scene in the north of Baghdad, the Adamia (ph) area, that a convoy of Humvees, U.S. military vehicles was proceeding through that area when it was attacked by unidentified gunmen using automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade. The U.S. soldiers say they believe the fire was coming from a mosque in the area, although there is no independent verification of that.
The U.S. soldiers there said they can confirm no U.S. casualties at this stage. Although they do say that there may have been a number of Iraqi casualties as a result of the firefight in the area. Local eyewitnesses, though, say that they did see a number of bodies, a number of injured people lying on the street as a result of the firefight.
All this, of course, underlining, as I say, the dangers and coming on the day when a U.S.-led amnesty of weapons for the citizens of Baghdad went into force. The response to that has been very sluggish, though. Police stations around the country have been open for Iraqis to come and bring in their weapons, weapons the authorities say they will no longer need. But as I say, the response has been very slow, hardly any weapons handed in at all across the country, underlining just how insecure the people of Baghdad and elsewhere still feel in their own houses.
Matthew Chance, CNN, Baghdad.
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